Standard Set

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The original Standard Set

The Standard Set is a tenuous name given to an otherwise untitled image which circulates among occult circles, purporting to be a collection of 90 demons and their sigils of summoning. In actuality, it's an eclectic collection of angels, demons, gods, spirits, and names with ambiguous origin. Most can be traced back to Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils. See Category:Spirits in the Standard Set for a category containing every spirit.

In Fiction

Most of the entities in the Standard Set were included in "Craftsmen and Chimeras" a tabletop RPG loosely based on DnD 4th edition.

Issues

The Standard Set contains numerous issues which are difficult to explain as ignorance. Of the 90 spirits listed, 27 are angels, 44 are demons, 4 are spirits which may be either an angel or demon, 7 are deities, and 9 either aren't spirits at all or have no recognizable origin. The titles given range from their actual titles to having nothing to do with their domain. Some of the sigils are entirely fabricated or unnecessarily simplified, nearly 1/3 have an undocumented corruption of the canonical name, and despite it seemingly being arranged in alphabetical order, several are misplaced.

The supposed 91 spirits actually reference 82. Anael and Hanael refer to the same entity, while "Hasmodel & Hasmodai" are two entirely unrelated entities.

Falsely attributed sigils

Bottom symbols

The sigils at the bottom, said to be "of necessity" are randomly selected mostly from the Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils vaguely related to their intended effect. In order these symbols are:

In the box to the left:

  • Reversed pentagram
  • A sigil shown in Signs and Symbols Illustrated and Explained where it's stated to be an Egyptian symbol of "devil", though this statement is unsourced. It's possible that this is a sigil for Bes, as certain reliefs bearing his image show a strong resemblance.
  • An ancient form of Samekh associated with The Devil by "Tarot of the Magicians: The Occult Symbols of the Major Arcana that Inspired Modern Tarot" by Oswald Wirth
  • A symbol which may be a combination of symbols from "The Book of Signs" by Rudolf Koch, namely "descending salvation" () and "passive intellect" (). This particular combination makes no appearances in either book, and the symbol has four lines instead of three.
The "Great Circle of Summoning" is the circle of Lucifer from Grimoirium Verum

To the right:

  • A reversed, highly personal occult sigil representing "holy deity" given in Boehme's graphic system from Theosophica revelata, das ist, Alle göttliche Schriften. It's constructed from a visual play with the German auge, 'eye' (AUge). The U is presented as a V, and stands for desire: 'It is all things, and yet a nothing, it beholdeth itself, and yet finds nothing but an A, which is the Eye'. This play between the V and its reversal A gives several sigils, all of which represent the Eternal Beginning and the Eternal End – 'Thus the Abyss sees in itself and findeth itself': See The Works of Jacob Behmen, the Teutonic Theosopher
  • A slightly skewed reversed pentagram
    • "The sigil is most usually linked with the DEVIL, supposedly as a vestigial drawing of horns and goat-beard, is said by BLAVATSKY 1888 to be the esoteric sigil for Kali Yuga, the 'Dark Age', which according to certain esoteric circles began about 4,500 years ago. The sigil is 'the sign of human sorcery, with its two points (horns) turned heavenwards, a position every Occultist will recognize as one of the "left-handed", and used in Ceremonial Magic'."
    • BLAVATSKY 1888 - The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena P. Blavatsky, originator of Theosophy
  • The shen ring, an Egyptian symbol of infinity, listed in the source from W. Shepherd's Glossary of Graphic Signs and Symbols (1971) as representing "myriad"
  • A reversed sigil for alchemical "union" given by GEHEIME 1785:
  • The circle of lucifer from Grimoirium Verum.

Transcription

The rest of this article serves as a transcription of this document, including links to each entity. Entries are also color coded by the type of entity, red for demon, blue for angel, purple for ambiguous/both, green for god or spirit, and uncolored for anything else, including no recognizable origin or a recognizable sigil/title that doesn't refer to any entity. Note that some spirits with no origin have been summoned regardless and may have information associated with them because of their existence in this list (e.g. Uphir, who had no origin but was summoned by a coven with very detailed results).

Here follows a list of several demons and their sigils of summoning

Abyss Aciel Adatiel Adnachiel Agiel Ambriel Amnixiel Anael Apadiel Aratron
Lord of Chaos The God Burner Walks the Earth The Hunter Demon Lord of Calamity The Changer Demon of the Lines Demon of Lust of Hell's Electorate "Musician" Demon of Sorrow
Ariel Avachiel Azerviel Babalel Barbiel Barchiel Befafes Blisdon Bornogo Brorges
of Hell's Electorate "Historian" The Inquisitor Demon of Defeat Second Demon of War Lord of Ancients of Hell's Electorate "Mechanic" First Demon of War The Quick One Lord of Power Archdemon of Woe
Butmono Camael Cassiel Cassriel Chenor Dagon Decarab Digdin Elim Eksusha
Demon of Greed The Destroyer Lord of All Conspirators of Hell's Electorate "Poet" The Wish Granter The Great Fish The Beautiful The Disordered Lord of Attrition The God Eyed
Eoligos Ferug Focalor Forcas Furtur Gamigin Garn Grachiel Hagith Hagonel
Visible and Invisible The Rusting One The Demon that Drowns Men Teach Logics and the Secrets of Plants and Gems Demon of Storms The Horse Lord The King Temptor Archdemon of the Dying Times Demon of Jealousy Lord Under Grachiel
Hamaliel Hanael Hasmodel & Hasmodai Hismael Ipos Jochmus Lahad Lesifuges Lucifer Malchidael
Lord of Obsessions The Adversarial The Twin Bulls The Acquirer Knows Things to Come and Past The First Saviour of Hell The Devil Voice Brings Riches and Shortens Life The Morning Star Demon of Impatience
Malphas Marbuel Marchosias Meeod Mephistoph Miczariel Muriel Naberius Nestorats Nysrog
The Tower Builder of Hell's Electorate "Architect" Gives Aid in Battles a Demon Bound The Life Restorer Lord of the Host The Warrioress Great Demon of Lies Lord of Cunning The Fire Master Lord of the House of Princes
Och Ophiel Orias Ozgin Paimon Parniel Phaleg Psohdon Ronove Rauym
The Sun Speaker Lord Messenger and God Teacher of Hell's Electorate "Astronomer" Demon of Madness Master of Infernal Ceremonies First Lord Under Veguaniel Demon of Discontent The Inconstant The Knowledge Staff Demon of Filth
Sabnac Sakath Saleos Schetalim Stygal Suluth Surgat Sytri Tarthanac Tephros
Demon of Poisons Second Lord Under Veguaniel of Hell's Electorate "Panderer" The Polygod Brings Death The Great Robber Who Opens All Locks Lord of Luxury Lord of Goldiron The Ashmaker and Fever Curer
Uphir Vabam Valac Veguaniel Vepar Vetis Zablah Zagam Zuriel Zepar
of Hell's Electorate "Physician" Who Tells True of Hidden Treasures Lord of Snakes Archdemon of Fortune The Water Master The Life Promiser of Hell's Electorate "Lawyer" Lord of Forgery The Stone Master Deforms the Unborn

Other sigils of necessity include

Associated with The Devil by "Tarot of the Magicians: The Occult Symbols of the Major Arcana that Inspired Modern Tarot" by Oswald Wirth

To summon a common demon of hell
of which all four are necessary

Reversed sigil for "holy deity" derived from German auge Reversed occult sigil for the union of opposites
A common sigil needed to summon an unholy power Kali Yuga, an ancient sorcery To summon a myriad which is 20,736 of Hell's minions To request a fiendish union with incubi or succubi

WARNING: This knowledge is to be used ONLY in times of EXTREME EMERGENCY